Role Strain and Burnout among Nurses: A Public Health Concern

Abstract

Among nurses, the incidences of occupational stress-related burnout is high and factors such as long shifts, difficult or demanding patients, coping with sickness and death, busy, high-stress environments, putting others first, inadequate clinical supervision and others; have been identified as encouraging burnouts. Yet, the fact that this affects not just the nurses; but also the patients who receive care, make it a necessity to engage our prompt attention.